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Big I NY Represents You at Important Industry Meeting
Big I New York and Big I Connecticut recently represented you at an important event that you might not know about – the Mid-America Insurance Conference.
New DFS Cybersecurity Guidance Explained
What the new DFS third-party service provider (TPSP) letter means and how your agency may respond.
DFS Targets Mandatory CE Course Requirement
Some agents and brokers have falsely stated on their renewal applications that they took the mandatory courses. It didn’t end well for them.
DFS Warns of Cybersecurity Risk from Cisco Devices
Authorities have found Cisco’s ASA (Adaptive Security Appliances) and Firepower devices, which many organizations use as part of their network security, to have critical weaknesses.
NFIP Due To Lapse September 30th
Once again, the NFIP’s authority to issue and renew flood insurance policies will expire at midnight on September 30th unless Congress passes a bill and the president signs it before…
New: Instructions For Agencies Who Need To Get Re-Licensed
The New York State Department of Financial Services has provided step-by-step instructions for agencies whose licenses have lapsed.
Carriers Do Not Have To Backdate Cancellations
We’ve been receiving a lot of the same question recently. It’s so common that it’s worth a post for all Big I New York and Big I Connecticut members to read.…
Speak With Your Clients Like an Auto Mechanic
We all do a lot of our work on the phone with clients and customers. Would you like to learn how to be more effective during those phone calls? I…
REMINDER: Cybersecurity Requirements Coming Nov. 1st
There’s one last deadline coming up for insurance agencies and others subject to New York’s cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies regulation. By November 1st of this year, all businesses covered…
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